diff --git a/lib/git_exporter.py b/lib/git_exporter.py
index 458f26f..d8ff581 100644
--- a/lib/git_exporter.py
+++ b/lib/git_exporter.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class GitExporter:
         else:
             self.git.create()
             self.git.add_gitea_remote(package)
-        self.state_file = os.path.join(self.git.path, ".git", "_flat_state.yaml")
         self.gc_interval = 200
         self.cachedir = cachedir
 
@@ -105,14 +104,7 @@ class GitExporter:
         return state_data
 
     def check_repo_state(self, flats, branch_state, branch):
-        state_data = dict()
-        if os.path.exists(self.state_file):
-            with open(self.state_file) as f:
-                state_data = yaml.safe_load(f)
-                if not isinstance(state_data, dict):
-                    state_data = {}
-        else:
-            state_data = self.reconstruct_state(flats)
+        state_data = self.reconstruct_state(flats)
 
         logging.debug(f"state data: {state_data}")
         left_to_commit = []
@@ -278,10 +270,3 @@ class GitExporter:
         )
         flat.commit.git_commit = commit
         branch_state[flat.branch] = flat.commit
-        with open(self.state_file, "w") as f:
-            data = {}
-            for branch in ["factory", "devel"]:
-                commit = branch_state[branch]
-                if commit:
-                    data[branch] = commit.dbid
-            yaml.dump(data, f)